diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0ed4f9ee..25034eeb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
         "geckodriver": "bin/geckodriver.js"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@puppeteer/browsers": "^2.2.3",
         "@types/node": "^20.12.7",
         "@types/tar-fs": "^2.0.4",
         "@types/unzipper": "^0.10.9",
@@ -1494,42 +1493,6 @@
         "spacetrim": "0.11.20"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/@puppeteer/browsers": {
-      "version": "2.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@puppeteer/browsers/-/browsers-2.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-bJ0UBsk0ESOs6RFcLXOt99a3yTDcOKlzfjad+rhFwdaG1Lu/Wzq58GHYCDTlZ9z6mldf4g+NTb+TXEfe0PpnsQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "debug": "4.3.4",
-        "extract-zip": "2.0.1",
-        "progress": "2.0.3",
-        "proxy-agent": "6.4.0",
-        "semver": "7.6.0",
-        "tar-fs": "3.0.5",
-        "unbzip2-stream": "1.4.3",
-        "yargs": "17.7.2"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "browsers": "lib/cjs/main-cli.js"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=18"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/@puppeteer/browsers/node_modules/tar-fs": {
-      "version": "3.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar-fs/-/tar-fs-3.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JOgGAmZyMgbqpLwct7ZV8VzkEB6pxXFBVErLtb+XCOqzc6w1xiWKI9GVd6bwk68EX7eJ4DWmfXVmq8K2ziZTGg==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "pump": "^3.0.0",
-        "tar-stream": "^3.1.5"
-      },
-      "optionalDependencies": {
-        "bare-fs": "^2.1.1",
-        "bare-path": "^2.1.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@rollup/rollup-android-arm-eabi": {
       "version": "4.16.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@rollup/rollup-android-arm-eabi/-/rollup-android-arm-eabi-4.16.4.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 24fb9be6..6cb90ddf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/webdriverio-community/node-geckodriver/issues"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@puppeteer/browsers": "^2.2.3",
     "@types/node": "^20.12.7",
     "@types/tar-fs": "^2.0.4",
     "@types/unzipper": "^0.10.9",
diff --git a/tests/test.e2e.ts b/tests/test.e2e.ts
index d307a204..52a6fe32 100644
--- a/tests/test.e2e.ts
+++ b/tests/test.e2e.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import os from 'node:os'
 import waitPort from 'wait-port'
 import { remote } from 'webdriverio'
-import { install, Browser } from '@puppeteer/browsers'
 
 import { download, start } from '../src/index.js'
 
@@ -28,6 +26,7 @@ try {
 console.log('= start specific geckodriver =')
 
 const binary = await download()
+let firefoxBinary: string | undefined
 
 try {
   const browser = await remote({
@@ -42,7 +41,11 @@ try {
       }
     }
   })
-  console.log(browser.capabilities);
+
+  /**
+   * reuse downloaded Firefox for next test
+   */
+  firefoxBinary = browser.requestedCapabilities['moz:firefoxOptions'].binary,
 
   await browser.url('https://webdriver.io')
   await browser.deleteSession()
@@ -59,18 +62,13 @@ const cp = await start({ port })
 
 try {
   await waitPort({ port })
-  const firefox = await install({
-    browser: Browser.FIREFOX,
-    buildId: 'stable',
-    cacheDir: os.tmpdir()
-  })
   const browser = await remote({
     automationProtocol: 'webdriver',
     port, // must set port or wdio will automatically start geckodriver
     capabilities: {
       browserName: 'firefox',
       'moz:firefoxOptions': {
-        binary: firefox.executablePath,
+        binary: firefoxBinary,
         args: ['-headless']
       }
     }